• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 9, 20200424 (2021)
Junxiang Zhang1、2, Wei Shi1、2、3, Chaodu Shi1、2, Qiang Fang3、4, Shijie Fu5, Quan Sheng1、2, Xiushan Zhu5, Nasser Peyghambarian5, and Jianquan Yao1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Laser & Opto-electronics, School of Precision Instrument & Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Opto-electronics Information Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3HFB Photonics Co., Ltd., Weihai 264209, China
  • 4Tianjin Optera Laser Technology Co. Ltd., Tianjin 300384, China
  • 5College of Optical Science, University of Arizona, Arizona 85721, USA
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20200424 Cite this Article
    Junxiang Zhang, Wei Shi, Chaodu Shi, Qiang Fang, Shijie Fu, Quan Sheng, Xiushan Zhu, Nasser Peyghambarian, Jianquan Yao. Research of novel highly thulium-doped silicate glass fiber and related fiber lasers[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(9): 20200424 Copy Citation Text show less
    Fabricated silicate core glass and cladding glass
    Fig. 1. Fabricated silicate core glass and cladding glass
    Absorption cross section of Tm-doped silicate glass (Inset: the tested Tm-doped silicate glass)
    Fig. 2. Absorption cross section of Tm-doped silicate glass (Inset: the tested Tm-doped silicate glass)
    Emission cross section of Tm-doped silicate glass
    Fig. 3. Emission cross section of Tm-doped silicate glass
    3F4 energy level fluorescence decay curve of Tm-doped silicate glass
    Fig. 4. 3F4 energy level fluorescence decay curve of Tm-doped silicate glass
    (a) End face of Tm-doped silicate glass fiber and (b) the fusion splice of silica fiber and Tm-doped silicate fiber
    Fig. 5. (a) End face of Tm-doped silicate glass fiber and (b) the fusion splice of silica fiber and Tm-doped silicate fiber
    Experimental scheme of Tm-doped fiber DBR laser
    Fig. 6. Experimental scheme of Tm-doped fiber DBR laser
    Output power of the laser versus pump power with different active fiber lengths
    Fig. 7. Output power of the laser versus pump power with different active fiber lengths
    Spectrum of the laser at maximum output power with 2 cm active fiber (Inset: laser spectrum measured with a resolution of 0.05 nm)
    Fig. 8. Spectrum of the laser at maximum output power with 2 cm active fiber (Inset: laser spectrum measured with a resolution of 0.05 nm)
    ParameterTm-doped silicate fiberSMF-28e+ silica fiber
    Core diameter/μm78.2
    Cladding diameter/μm125125
    Numerical aperture0.140.135
    Effective group index of core refraction @1310 nm1.46761.6049
    Table 1. Parameters of silicate fiber and matched silica fiber
    Junxiang Zhang, Wei Shi, Chaodu Shi, Qiang Fang, Shijie Fu, Quan Sheng, Xiushan Zhu, Nasser Peyghambarian, Jianquan Yao. Research of novel highly thulium-doped silicate glass fiber and related fiber lasers[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(9): 20200424
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